Apr 17 2017 Eng 11

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Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

  • Practice analysis as evidenced by observing/identifying cause and effect and naturalism via a visual text.
  • Practice analysis as evidenced by narrative journal writing.

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Essential Questions:

  • How am I prepared for life after high school and what can I do to further prepare?
  • What is realism and how did it influence texts? What are the philosophical assumptions of realism?
  • How do I identify and use textual evidence to analyze an author's theme in a story?

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  • Tutoring at lunch on Wednesday's with Ms. Cancino in Room 308! (This week only, tutoring is on Thu at lunch instead)
  • Tutoring after school on Tuesday's in room 702!


Agenda



1. Learning Logs- Update

2. Realism "To Build a Fire"
  1. Review the themes of the story and answer the following q's in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
    1. How does the scenes of the movie portray realism and naturalism visually? Consider visual scenes, music...
    2. How does the narrator help the viewer understand the movie? Was the narrator effective or do you think the director could or should have used lines by the man or actions by the man/dog instead?
    3. What differences did you notice between the movie and the actual story?
    4. What was the theme? Was it the same as the story?
    5. Describe to what extent the visual representation of the story was effective and well represented using at least one piece of evidence and elaboration.
3. Journal #6: The Road Less Traveled


“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.” –Robert Frost, The Road Not Traveled


Think of a time when you “embraced the unknown.” Write about the action you feared to take and what motivated you to take it. How did it turn out?


Reminders:


  • Keep your pen/pencil moving the entire time and write with as much detail and examples as possible.
  • Each entry in your Journal must be one or more hand written pages.
  • You must strive to be thoughtful and honest.
  • This is a place to think and create. Use it.
  • If you find a prompt difficult commit to it, don't give up. Analyze it and dive in!